Taking a plane is the quickest _______ to get to Tibet.

They work well together－her steadiness(稳健) acts as a(n) ___________to his clever but often impractical ideas.

第二部分　英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ever since their quarrel, there has been an unpleasant___________in the office.
A. circumstance     B. surroundings      C. condition    D. atmosphere

Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic ________.

We set no limit to the _______ you can make to support children in the poor areas. Big or small, it shows your concern for them.

Since everybody is clear, there is no _____ in discussing the question any further.

C
Being hard-working is of the highest __________ to becoming successful.

Mr Li has some trouble sleeping, so dinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night is his common_____．

---- Water can dissolve almost anything and give nutrients to creatures.
---- Yes, and that’s one of its ______.

The door and the windows were all closed and there was no ______ of forced entry.